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MARC 21 Concise Bibliographic: Subject Access Fields (6XX)

Fields 600-65X (with the exception of field 653 that is used
for uncontrolled index terms) contain subject headings or access
terms that provide additional access to a bibliographic record through a
heading or term that is constructed according to established subject cataloging
or thesaurus-building principles and guidelines. The standard list or
authority file used is identified by
the value in the second indicator position or
by the MARC
source code contained in subfield $2 that is used in conjunction
with value 7.

The arabic number that precedes a subject access field in some
displays is
not carried in the MARC record. It may be generated based on
the field
tag. The dash ( -- ) that precedes a general subject subdivision
is not carried
in the MARC record; it may be generated based on the presence
of subfields, $v, $x, $y, and $z.

A name portion containing open-ended date ends with a space when it is followed by other data in the same subfield; it does not end with a space when it is followed by another subfield.

Information for Translators and Other Users
Items highlighted in red indicate changes made after
the 2003 edition of the MARC 21 Concise Formats was published and are
included
in the 2004 printed edition
of the MARC 21 Concise Formats.